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Challenge: Focal Point (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Bloomington, IL
Date: Mar 16, 2011
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2011

 Suggested Items:
a) Plastic cups (or wine glasses if you can afford to break a couple of them)
b) Coloring ink
c) Fishing wire - the secret weapon ;)
d) White poster board, for background
e) Camera that can fire a remote flash (I had used Nikon D70s)
f) An external flash that can be triggered remotely (I had used Nikon SB30)
g) Any good lens (I had used Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lens)
h) A remote or a cable shutter release
i) Tripod
j) Buckets of water
k) Couple of waste cloths to wipe the floor
l) A short table to mount the setup

Suggested camera settings:
a) Smaller aperture (f/16), for deeper depth of field and to keep everything in focus
b) 1/500s (whatever your camera can sync – 1/200s or 1/250s)
c) Flash on Manual mode (least power, just enough to trigger the SB30 flash – I had used 1/16th power)
d) Manual focus
e) Mounted on Tripod

Setup details:
Let me try and explain how I did this.
• Placed the short table inside the bath tub (or any other place that you afford to get messy or easy to clean up)
• Placed the white poster board for background
• Placed the background flash behind the white poster board
• Placed the cups on the table, next to each other
• Filled up both the cups half way through with water
• Added colored ink to my taste
• Tied the fishing wires to the legs of the cups and left approx 6 inches of length
• Held the remote on my right hand
• Grabbed both the fishing wires together, using my left hand
• Pulled the wires to lift the glasses and pressed the remote simultaneously. I had to make several attempts to get both actions synchronized. Smarter folks might pick it up quicker ;)
• Repeat the last two steps until you get desired results
• And yes, there was cleaning after each attempt, as I did not want my bath tub to get stained with all the colors. I have to find an alternative for these colored inks. These inks leave a heavy stain if I don’t clean immediately.

With better timing and some more luck, you should get better shots than mine. I tried a couple of shots with wine glasses, before I broke them. Those shapes did not come out as what I wanted. It took approximately 6 hours to complete this shoot. That includes time for setting up, trials, shooting and clean-up. After all, photography IS all about having fun, isn’t it! Hope you find this explanation useful! Happy shooting!

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Nikon D700
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon
 03/29/2011 07:32:56 PM
Still waiting for you to explain how you did it. This is even better than the other one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 03/28/2011 10:05:54 PM
Clever.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6
 03/26/2011 12:18:23 AM
many pictures from the same session!!!
i liked!!! 9

(but the otherone is better-)
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/24/2011 09:51:46 PM
Well done, Good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 03/23/2011 11:15:44 PM
Too much splatter. Not seeing the focal point here, I am guessing it is supposed to be where the two streams meet but that isn't holding my focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2011 09:52:00 AM
Neat! I think I like your other entry better though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 03/23/2011 12:35:49 AM
Isn't this one...or one very similar to this in another challenge? Could have sworn that I've seen it before......the "What DPC Loves" Challenge, maybe??? (not scoring right now)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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